KidsRNstill

KidsRNstill

ICU, HIV, Peds (last 30 Yrs<;o)

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  1. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    KidsRNstill replied to guest464345's topic in School

    My son is in pest control; when I send him a "what is this critter" picture, his standard reply is "I'm 65% sure that's a

  2. Peanut Allergy Resolved... now what?

    KidsRNstill replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    ^^This. I have a child, no history of anaphylaxis but allergy to peanuts from blood test. She completed desensitization over a period of 8-9 months with no reaction, continues to eat peanuts/peanut...

  3. STOP!!!

    KidsRNstill replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    "I said it, but I didn't mean it" is the answer I often get from those parents. Me: therapeutic silence Parent: <sigh> Okay, I'll be there soon. Rarely happens a second time

  4. sneezing for 50+minutes

    KidsRNstill replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

    If he was ignored for a few moments the sneezing would miraculously stop.... Ahh, the old "benign neglect" trick...worked for me just this morning with one of my little drama queens who was trying to...

  5. Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

    KidsRNstill replied to Tencat25's topic in School

    I think that bringing in some CPR instructors who teach for free might have helped some folks volunteer ( I even became an AHA instructor in order to help train people). It also helps that our area...

  6. Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

    KidsRNstill replied to Tencat25's topic in School

    We have a First Responder Team at our school--a group of interested staff members who are CPR certified and are the only ones to respond if an emergency is called. We reheorifice an emergency...

  7. Common Cold

    KidsRNstill replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    As a pediatrician I worked for used to say-- "The best thing for a runny nose is a

  8. Why?

    KidsRNstill replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    One of the only truthful "get out of jail free" statements I've had from a parent: Me: "Sweetie Pie said that if she didn't feel well, you said you would come and pick her up". Mom: "Yes, I said...

  9. UGH TEACHERS

    KidsRNstill replied to mycsm's topic in School

    Or coughing. The last one who came to my office "coughing his head off" did not cough once in my presence. I noted it on his pass and sent him back to class. I could see him reading it as he...

  10. School Nurse Christmas Poem

    KidsRNstill posted a topic in School

    This may have originally come from this site,but it bears repeating..... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Rest up..January is coming! (Never attached anything here before--hope this

  11. Today's funny

    KidsRNstill replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I had a kindergartener with a persistent stomach ache yesterday---not a frequent flyer, so I was trying to decide if he could try to make it to the end of the day or if I needed to send him home. Me:...

  12. "I feel like I'm gonna puke"

    KidsRNstill replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    "Me

  13. audiometer calibration

    KidsRNstill replied to Flare's topic in School

    We are mandated by the county to have ours calibrated each year--a courier picks it up, takes it to the warehouse and delivers it back to us during pre-planning. Easy

  14. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    KidsRNstill posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'll go first---- It was a busy day in our pediatric office (what day isn't??) and I was running ragged, rooming patients, helping other staff, etc. and in between crises helping answer the...

  15. How's the flu around you?

    KidsRNstill replied to juliedhl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We too have had one case of B late in the summer, in a child who had traveled to the Philappines.....think that's where they picked it up, as it was an atypical time of year for seasonal flu. We're in...

  16. Funny Names

    KidsRNstill replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Saw one in our local paper's birth announcements just today--- Lo-Key

  17. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    KidsRNstill replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I had a co-worker once who was a few minutes late every day--when I suggested that she get up 15 minutes early in order to come in on time, she looked at me in disbelief, rolled her eyes and said "I'm...

  18. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    KidsRNstill replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    You don't mean.....no, surely

  19. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    KidsRNstill replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    *humming to self and studying the

  20. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    KidsRNstill replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: The rudeness should definitely be dealt with, along with the series of errors (I suspect) that occurred in the communication between what the NP wrote/intended and what the nurse...

  21. Don't put that in your nose!!

    KidsRNstill replied to whiskeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    When my son (now 29) was about 3, he was eating lunch at the table while I cleaned up the kitchen. I noticed he suddenly got quiet, bells go off--better check him, mom--just in time to see him...

  22. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    KidsRNstill replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mom had Alzheimer's and had already been in a ALZ care unit for a few months; she was gradually declining and needed more skilled care than the unit could give, but was still alert and able to...

  23. **Alert**Our Right to Privacy as nurses???

    KidsRNstill replied to bchboy's topic in General Nursing

    Bchboy, as a fellow Georgian, I'm with you on this--it's always bothered me about our state--a couple of years ago, my license renewal didn't come--I contacted the BON who said it had been sent to my...

  24. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    KidsRNstill replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    In the last 5

  25. How are your patients scheduled?

    KidsRNstill replied to cleo's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I second what's already been said....I manage a very busy peds practice and we don't allow the non-clinical folks to give out any advice, including whether a child should be seen--all questions go...